Premier League 20/21

Started by Hereiam, August 05, 2020, 01:57:06 PM

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Boycey

Do City even have a 'best' team? Anyone that plays Fantasy Football will testify the impossibility of predicting what team Pep might field on any given week....

BennyCake

For a team that was/is battling on 4 fronts, City are very hard to watch.

They aren't a patch on the teams of United 99/08, Arsenal 98/04, Chelsea under Ancelotti, or even the City team under Mancini/Pellegrini. Even the title winners Leicester Blackburn and Liverpool were a lot better to watch.

GiveItToTheShooters

Quote from: Milltown Row2 on April 18, 2021, 09:20:15 AM
Quote from: GiveItToTheShooters on April 18, 2021, 01:28:28 AM
Quote from: Milltown Row2 on April 18, 2021, 12:44:59 AM
Quote from: ONeill on April 18, 2021, 12:05:00 AM
But you said they didn't want to win.
I did, if they wanted to win they'd put out their best team.
Lol. Moronic comment.
Sure to hell with every other player outside their "supposed" first 11.
City should play the whole season and take part in 4 competitions with 11 players, that's more than enough.

The league is won, so your comment about the 'whole' season is daft , rest players or change your squad for the reaming league games, but the cup competitions at the latter stages you play your best team. He didn't, his gamble didn't pay off and they lost.

Spurs will be hoping they play the same team next week. I've a mate who's a life long City supporter, grew up in view of Main rd. he's raging Pep don't put out his best team.
Yea that's all well and good, and I'll probably agree that they didn't need to make as many changes, but to suggest they actually don't want to win because they didn't play their supposed best 11 (if they have one) is just nonsense.

Milltown Row2

For me Gündoğan Fodden Stones and the keeper Ederson, start.

You play your in form team, you don't play those players then you are giving teams a chance. For me that's not taking it seriously and concentrating on something else, like the CL.
None of us are getting out of here alive, so please stop treating yourself like an after thought. Ea

Cunny Funt

Quote from: Boycey on April 18, 2021, 09:50:46 AM
Do City even have a 'best' team? Anyone that plays Fantasy Football will testify the impossibility of predicting what team Pep might field on any given week....

They have basically two first 11s. Struggled last season because they had issues at centre back. The signing of Dias and improvement of Stones fixed those issues.

The FA Cup is one competition Pep has a habit of losing semi finals.

SHEEDY

fair play to gary neville, absolutely spot on.
nil satis nisi optimum

clarshack

Can someone give me the gist of this super league. How many times would these teams play each other? Relegation? What happens to their participation in the champions/europa league and their own national leagues?

David McKeown

Quote from: SHEEDY on April 18, 2021, 06:41:26 PM
fair play to gary neville, absolutely spot on.

The content was spot on but its hard to take serious when he spouts it sitting behind the microphone of an organisation that basically funded a break away league and both he and they continue to profit from doing so to this day.  Very much a case of holier than thou
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Captain Obvious

I think every neutral will be hoping Leicester City can win the FA Cup final however they will have to improve on today's performance to stand a chance of beating Chelsea.

SHEEDY

Quote from: David McKeown on April 18, 2021, 08:15:16 PM
Quote from: SHEEDY on April 18, 2021, 06:41:26 PM
fair play to gary neville, absolutely spot on.

The content was spot on but its hard to take serious when he spouts it sitting behind the microphone of an organisation that basically funded a break away league and both he and they continue to profit from doing so to this day.  Very much a case of holier than thou
bit different though, premier league isn't an invite only closed shop.
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David McKeown

Quote from: SHEEDY on April 18, 2021, 08:39:59 PM
Quote from: David McKeown on April 18, 2021, 08:15:16 PM
Quote from: SHEEDY on April 18, 2021, 06:41:26 PM
fair play to gary neville, absolutely spot on.

The content was spot on but its hard to take serious when he spouts it sitting behind the microphone of an organisation that basically funded a break away league and both he and they continue to profit from doing so to this day.  Very much a case of holier than thou
bit different though, premier league isn't an invite only closed shop.

If that's the only issue I'm sure it would be easily addressed. There are far bigger issues than simply no relegation.
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J70

Neville is absolutely right.

shark

Quote from: David McKeown on April 18, 2021, 11:04:55 PM
Quote from: SHEEDY on April 18, 2021, 08:39:59 PM
Quote from: David McKeown on April 18, 2021, 08:15:16 PM
Quote from: SHEEDY on April 18, 2021, 06:41:26 PM
fair play to gary neville, absolutely spot on.

The content was spot on but its hard to take serious when he spouts it sitting behind the microphone of an organisation that basically funded a break away league and both he and they continue to profit from doing so to this day.  Very much a case of holier than thou
bit different though, premier league isn't an invite only closed shop.

If that's the only issue I'm sure it would be easily addressed. There are far bigger issues than simply no relegation.

It won't be easily addressed. That is the main driver. These owners are scared shitless about being locked out of the champions league due to poor form. Like Arsenal currently. They want guaranteed revenue. If relegation is in place then Arsenal or Spurs are gone after one year - possibly never to return.

johnnycool

Quote from: shark on April 19, 2021, 07:13:31 AM
Quote from: David McKeown on April 18, 2021, 11:04:55 PM
Quote from: SHEEDY on April 18, 2021, 08:39:59 PM
Quote from: David McKeown on April 18, 2021, 08:15:16 PM
Quote from: SHEEDY on April 18, 2021, 06:41:26 PM
fair play to gary neville, absolutely spot on.

The content was spot on but its hard to take serious when he spouts it sitting behind the microphone of an organisation that basically funded a break away league and both he and they continue to profit from doing so to this day.  Very much a case of holier than thou
bit different though, premier league isn't an invite only closed shop.

If that's the only issue I'm sure it would be easily addressed. There are far bigger issues than simply no relegation.

It won't be easily addressed. That is the main driver. These owners are scared shitless about being locked out of the champions league due to poor form. Like Arsenal currently. They want guaranteed revenue. If relegation is in place then Arsenal or Spurs are gone after one year - possibly never to return.
This is the issue.

When Sky came along with the Premier League was a rebranding exercise although the finances were greatly enhanced inline with the new TV money. three up, three down was still in play so there was a sense of fairness although the bigger teams on the TV more got the most money.
This new league is an abomination with no sense of fairness at all. Pure, unadulterated greed by the owners.

Fuckem, let them at it but ban any player who plays from FIFA, UEFA competitions and before long it'll be like the Chinese super league.

Taylor

Quote from: johnnycool on April 19, 2021, 09:20:24 AM
Quote from: shark on April 19, 2021, 07:13:31 AM
Quote from: David McKeown on April 18, 2021, 11:04:55 PM
Quote from: SHEEDY on April 18, 2021, 08:39:59 PM
Quote from: David McKeown on April 18, 2021, 08:15:16 PM
Quote from: SHEEDY on April 18, 2021, 06:41:26 PM
fair play to gary neville, absolutely spot on.

The content was spot on but its hard to take serious when he spouts it sitting behind the microphone of an organisation that basically funded a break away league and both he and they continue to profit from doing so to this day.  Very much a case of holier than thou
bit different though, premier league isn't an invite only closed shop.

If that's the only issue I'm sure it would be easily addressed. There are far bigger issues than simply no relegation.

It won't be easily addressed. That is the main driver. These owners are scared shitless about being locked out of the champions league due to poor form. Like Arsenal currently. They want guaranteed revenue. If relegation is in place then Arsenal or Spurs are gone after one year - possibly never to return.
This is the issue.

When Sky came along with the Premier League was a rebranding exercise although the finances were greatly enhanced inline with the new TV money. three up, three down was still in play so there was a sense of fairness although the bigger teams on the TV more got the most money.
This new league is an abomination with no sense of fairness at all. Pure, unadulterated greed by the owners.

Fuckem, let them at it but ban any player who plays from FIFA, UEFA competitions and before long it'll be like the Chinese super league.

It could end up that players have to decide if they would rather take home a large pay cheque every week and forfeit the right to play for their country or take home significantly less but play for their country.

The majority of players will go for the money.

Pretty straightforward choice